High school is an important time in a teen's life. It is a time when students work hard to learn and get good grades that will help them when college comes around, but how are students expected to academically perform their best when we are forcing them to wake up so early? It is scientifically proven that a teen's brain doesn't function to its max capacity in the early mornings. When we force teens to go to school so early, we are exhausting them, and setting them up for failure. Students all around feel both the physical and mental effects of not getting enough sleep, and starting the school time later by just an hour or two, would be crucial to helping the student community. I myself have felt the mental and physical exhaustion of staying up late for projects that were due the next day and having to wake up even earlier for my before-school activities. I know many of you have felt it too, so please sign this petition to get the attention of those who can make it happen!